I asked pioneering labor organizer Dolores Huerta how Latinos could support Obama when the unemployment rate among Latinos (10.3 percent) is higher than the national average and far higher for those of whites. Immigration is not the No. 1 issue facing Latinos — the economy is. Here is Huerta with our own Shaky Hand Productions …

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and Republican Senate nominee Ted Cruz both energized their parties’ national conventions with impassioned stories of the family’s immigrant experience and only-in-America success.

But despite their similar tales of faith and triumph, the liberal Democrat from South Texas and the conservative Republican from Houston expressed starkly different views of the role of government in protecting personal freedom and building economic success.

It’s long been known Hispanics will be an important group in November and they tend to lean Democratic. But despite Republican attempts to woo Latino voters Hispanics at this year’s convention are breaking records in leadership, delegates and groups attending. …

“From day one, we set out to engage more Americans than ever before, and our digital outreach is just another way that we are delivering on that mission,” Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Steve Kerrigan said in the press release. …

The Democratic convention in Charlotte will have a strong Latino flavor. From the convention’s chairman, Los Angles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, to its keynote speaker San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, Hispanic Democrats will be in the spotlight. It’s the Democrats’ attempt to emphasize their diversity — but it’s also an attempt to push back after Republicans showcased Latino rising stars such as New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Senate nominee Ted Cruz.

Here are 20 Latino Democrats under the age of 55 who could play even more important roles over the next two decades

One of our most popular items of the week was a story — and photo gallery — on twenty Latino political rising stars (from both parties) who could become prominent national players in the next twenty years. That, along with a “crazy county judge” and an off-message Missouri Senate candidate, in this week’s “Top Ten.” …

Here is the original Spanish-language ad. An English translation is included at the bottom of this post. “¡Sí Se Puede!” That was the rallying cry of the 2008 Obama campaign in America’s Latino communities. “Yes, we can!” But 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to cut into Obama’s gigantic lead among Hispanic voters […] …